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{{Pokémon character
{{Pokémon character
| image = Ash Journeys artwork.png
| image = Ash Journeys artwork.png
| caption = Ash Ketchum in ''Pokémon Journeys: The series''
| caption = Ash Ketchum in ''Pokémon Journeys: The Series''
| sex = Male
| gender = Male
| age = 10
| age = 10
| home = [[Pallet Town]]
| home = [[Pallet Town]]
| region = [[Kanto]]
| region = [[Kanto]]
| class = [[Pokémon Trainer]]<br />[[Champion (anime)|Champion]] ([[Orange League]] and [[Alola League]])<br/>World Champion/Monarch
| class = [[Pokémon Trainer]]<br />[[Champion (anime)|Champion]] ([[Orange League]] and [[Alola League]])<br/>Monarch and World Champion
| nickname = Golden Rookie
| debut = "[[Pokémon - I Choose You!]]"
| first = {{EP|001|Pokémon, I Choose You!|Pokémon, I Choose You!}}
| animation_counterpart = [[Ash Ketchum (alternate universe)]]
| category = anime
| game_counterpart = [[Red (character)|Red]]
| images = yes
| manga_counterpart = [[Red (Pokémon Adventures)|Red]] (''Pokémon Adventures'')<br>[[Satoshi (Zensho)|Satoshi]] (''Pocket Monsters Zensho'')
}}
}}
'''Ash Ketchum''' is the main character of the anime ''[[Pokémon the Series]]''. He has appeared in nearly episode prior to the beginning of ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]''. Ash is the son of [[Delia Ketchum]], who lives in [[Pallet Town]], but little is known about [[Ash's father]]. His [[first partner Pokémon]] is a [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]].
'''Ash Ketchum''' is the main character of the anime ''[[Pokémon the Series]]''. He has appeared in nearly episode prior to the beginning of ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]''. Ash is the son of [[Delia Ketchum]], who lives in [[Pallet Town]], but little is known about [[Ash's father]]. His [[first partner Pokémon]] is a [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]].


On December 16, 2022, it was announced that Ash's journey would end in a finale that offered a glimpse into his future, before a new series without Ash in the lead role began in April 2023. The finale is called [[Pocket Monsters: Mezase Pokémon Master]] and has a total length of eleven episodes.<ref>Gray News staff (December 16, 2022). "[https://www.kplctv.com/2022/12/16/adventures-ash-ketchum-pikachu-are-ending-pokmon-anime/ The adventures of Ash Ketchum, Pikachu are ending in Pokémon anime]". KPLC. Retrieved May 24, 2025.</ref>
On December 16, 2022, it was announced that Ash's journey would end in a finale that offered a glimpse into his future,<ref>Gray News staff (December 16, 2022). "[https://www.kplctv.com/2022/12/16/adventures-ash-ketchum-pikachu-are-ending-pokmon-anime/ The adventures of Ash Ketchum, Pikachu are ending in Pokémon anime]". KPLC. Retrieved May 24, 2025.</ref> before a new series without Ash in the lead role began in April 2023; the finale is called [[Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master]], and it spans eleven episodes.


== History ==
== History ==
=== Background ===
=== Background ===
[[File:Ash as a Child.png|thumb|200px|left|Ash as a toddler]]
[[File:Ash as a Child.png|thumb|200px|left|Ash as a toddler]]
Before Ash becomes a [[Pokémon Trainer]], he lives with [[Delia Ketchum|his mother]] in a house in [[Alabasteria]]. Nothing is known about his father, and he is not mentioned in the series.
Before Ash became a [[Pokémon Trainer]], he lived with [[Delia Ketchum|his mother]] in a [[Ash's house|home]] in [[Pallet Town]].


Wild Pokémon inspired Ash to become a trainer, as shown in a flashback in the episode "[[Seeing the Forest for the Trees!]]": As a young boy, Ash got lost in a forest during a storm. Terrified, he sought shelter in a hollow tree trunk. The Pokémon kept him company and encouraged him, helping him realize how great [[Pokémon (species)|Pokémon]] are.
Wild Pokémon inspired Ash to become a trainer, as shown in a flashback in the episode "[[Seeing the Forest for the Trees!]]": As a young boy, Ash got lost in a forest during a storm. Terrified, he sought shelter in a hollow tree trunk. The Pokémon kept him company and encouraged him, helping him realize how great [[Pokémon]] are.
[[File:XY007_02.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Serena and Ash as children at summer camp]]
[[File:XY007_02.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Serena and Ash as children at summer camp]]
Ash eventually attends a Pokémon summer camp organized by [[Professor Oak]]. There, he bandages the knee of the young [[Serena (anime character)|Serena]] with a handkerchief after she is attacked by a [[Ploughlin (anime)|Ploughlin]]. He then helped her up and led her out of the forest.
Ash eventually attends a Pokémon summer camp organized by [[Professor Oak]]. There, he bandages the knee of the young [[Serena (anime character)|Serena]] with a handkerchief after she is attacked by a [[Ploughlin (anime)|Ploughlin]]. He then helped her up and led her out of the forest.

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